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s p o t l i g h t Sugar Tech 2009: "Shorter Seasons in Sugar Industry - Opportunities & Challenges" September 30, 2009: Lucknow With the objective to review the substantial fall in the production of sugar in the state, assess challenges & opportunities and arrive at meaningful solutions to benefit the farmers, industry and the government, CII Uttar Pradesh organized a one day conference on “Shorter Seasons in Sugar Industry – Opportunities & Challenges - Sugar Tech 2009”. Welcoming the participants, Mr Ramesh Suri, Chairman, CII Uttar Pradesh asserted the aim said "we are here to ensure that the Indian Sugar Industry finds its place in the sun again". Further he brought to the notice, the issues faced by the farmers relating to their sizeable chunk of money not being cleared by the sugar factories and delay in announcing the levy price by the government, which ultimately leave farmers distressed. Geographical Indication (GI) is one form of Intellectual Property Protection which can protect these intangible assets for identity and reputation in the National and International Market. In due course, with proper enforcement mechanism these GIs can provide business opportunities and Wealth Creation to the end users that are artisans, weavers and craftsman. The GI can also be commercially leveraged for enhancing incomes of such artisans while providing assurance of product quality to consumers. With this perspective, Export Promotion Bureau, Government of Uttar Pradesh invited CII Uttar Pradesh State Office to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, for facilitating the GI registration of six products in Uttar Pradesh. These products include Locks of Aligarh, Sports goods of Meerut, Patchworks of Rampur, Kababs of Lucknow and Petha, Dalmot & Marble Work of Agra. CII Uttar Pradesh State Office has initiated this project in association with Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Center (APTDC). 6th Northern Regional Council Meeting February 5, 2010: Lucknow Mr Atul Kumar Gupta, Chief Secretary and Chief Guest for the session felt that in the current situation, it is pertinent to look at long term measures and addressed the needs of the most important state holder: the farmer. He suggested for a loyalty bonus system or fixed cane price for two years, which can be introduced for maintaining a long term relationship between industry and farmer. The technical sessions of Sugar Tech 09 included a session on agriculture to address issues in Sugarcane Development and Marketing. The other sessions were on CEO's perspective on industry issues and on engineering & technology to share best practices in sugar & allied industries. The conference saw participation of over 150 delegates from sugar and allied sectors from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and the NCR region. Intellectual property protection of identified Geographical Indications of UP The state of Uttar Pradesh is endowed with variety of traditional art, process and products which are exclusive to the state’s heritage and culture. Mr Kiron Chopra, Past Chairman CII UP State Council, Mr Anil Shukla, CII, Mr Ramesh Suri, Chairman CII UP State Council, Mr D D Verma, Principal Secretary – Tax & Registration, UP, Mr Harpal Singh, Chairman CII Northern Region th CII Northern Regional Council organized its 6 Northern Regional Council Meeting at Lucknow. The Regional Council Members interacted with the state officials. Welcoming the guests, Mr Harpal Singh, Chairman, CII Northern Region discussed the agenda. Mr DD Verma, Principal Secretary, Taxation and Registration, Uttar Pradesh, in his Colourful evening during the Regional Council Meeting 04 UTTAR PRADESH ANNUAL REVIEW
address informed government’s keenness to enhance Uttar Pradesh’s image from the perspective of private investor. Mr Navneet Sehgal Chairman, Power Corporation, Mr Ramesh Suri, Chairman, CII Uttar Pradesh State and Mr Richard Rekhy, CEO, KPMG pointed that North India is home to nearly one-third of India's population and attracts one fifth of the FDI. They stressed that the CM’s of various northern states should act as CEOs and must market their states. Uttar Pradesh Annual Session in progress Annual Session March 5, 2009: Lucknow CII Uttar Pradesh held its Annual Session and conference on "MSME's in Challenging Times" at Lucknow. Innovation & risk-taking ability are features unique to the MSME sector, these must be leveraged, said Mr Anis Ansari, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Govt of UP. Mr V K Sharma, Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner, Govt of UP highlighted the services provided by the MSME - Development Institutes at Agra, Allahabad & Kanpur. Mr Ramesh Suri, Chairman, CII Uttar Pradesh said, "We the local producers should diversify in our existing areas of concern and look forward to catering to the Indian population which in itself is a big consumer market”. Western UP Annual Session: 'Exploring Opportunities in crisis' March 6, 2009: Noida e x p o z o n e Coolex - 2009 March 27-30, 2009: Lucknow Mr Jayant Krishna, Vice-Chairman, CII UP State Council, Dr Dinesh Sharma, Mayor of Lucknow, Mr Anil Shukla, Head, CII UP State Office Confederation of Indian Industry’s exclusive exposition on air conditioning and refrigeration, COOLEX 2009, was organized in Lucknow. The 12th edition of COOLEX 2009 was inaugurated by Dr Dinesh Sharma, Mayor of Lucknow. Over the years the exposition has provided an established platform to generate exposure to contemporary technology, showcase the latest product offerings and gear up local industry for competition. The host of companies who participated in the exposition include Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd (Appl. Div), Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd (HHLI), Videocon Industries Ltd, Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd, Voltas, ETA General, Fedders Llyod, Carrier, Blue Star, ONIDA, Mitsubishi and Daenyx International Pvt Ltd. Mr. Amitabh Nangia, Past Chairman, CII UP State Council presiding the session. CII Western UP Zone held its Annual Session & Conference on ‘Exploring opportunities in crisis’ at Noida. The session discussed the need to explore opportunities under the current economic crisis and shared views on the state of world economy. A need was felt for Government intervention to rescue the small and medium industry facing biggest challenge in the current global slow down. UTTAR PRADESH ANNUAL REVIEW 05
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